This magnificent comiso barbel – the ones they have in southern Europe, weighed in at 25lb and was caught by Mike French who was holidaying with Fat Angling Tours in the Extremadura region of Spain. Mike fished 26mm Dynamite Baits Fresh Fish boilies in a FIFTY FOOT deep hole while fishing the Orellana Extremadura.  The […]

The Angling Trust is giving Anglers with Disabilities the opportunity to fish for England, with the first of two selection events taking place on 8th February on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal near Kirk Bramwith, Doncaster. England Team Manager Joe Roberts is introducing a northern and southern England match fished to international rules to help […]

Five has commissioned IWC Media, part of the RDF Media Group, to produce another series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, it was announced today (FRI). In Extreme Fishing 2, transmitting Monday 2nd March at 9pm , Robson travels from the freezing waters of the north Atlantic to the summer seas of the south Pacific, […]

Superteam Still On TopHanKat Teams Of Three, Round FourBirmingham Mainline Canal, Wolverhampton(75 pegs) Paul Bick had a mixture of luck and misfortune in the fourth round of the HanKat Teams Of Three winter league. The Shakespeare Superteam canal expert was experiencing roach-a-chuck action from a fancied area in front of the boat yard before the […]

Thirty two anglers turned out on Makins Phase Two for the pole only Lane’s Bait Individual League fished on Lizard and Lagoon, and is was the Attleborough Angling lads who dominated. Out in front with a level 21lb was Andy Inglesent, who drew Lagoon 3 and fished pellet and pole at 16m to take mainly […]

20 January 2009: Scotland’s largest business support organisation has launched a new programme of support to help Fishing businesses survive the credit crunch.   The “Business Doctor” programme, launched by GO Group, aims to aid ailing Fishing businesses with a range of training and advisory services, focusing on nurturing business start-up, supporting business growth and encouraging […]

Shakespeare is gearing up for another crack at the Winter League title, but they have to navigate the semi final on the Loughborough Canal first. The venue isn’t fishing too well at the moment and is quite peggy, but skipper Mick Hatchard is hopeful sport will pick up nearer the semi final date on March […]

Conservatives to fight plans that would set quotas for anglers Brussels, 19th January 2009 — A proposed EU regulation that would bring recreational fishermen under the direct control of the Common Fisheries Policy will be fought tooth and nail by Conservative MEPs, Struan Stevenson, Conservative fisheries spokesman in the European Parliament, said today. The commission […]

Cob House Fisheries, based in Worcestershire, has been granted planning permission for its educational building, café and tackle shop with work commencing in February. Cob House Fisheries has been a successful fish farm for over 20 years. The well established hatchery continues to expand with the addition of Barbel, Chub and Bream planned for the […]

The Sunday Times has launched their 2008 Sportswoman of the Year competition, and angling needs you to support our own female superstar, 2008 World Champion Emma Pickering. This year’s competition will be incredibly close following the successes of our female athletes at the Beijing Olympics; however angling has been just as successful and needs anglers […]

Match Fishing has teamed up with Garbolino to give every club angler in the country a shot at winning the prestigious title and a share of £10,000 worth of prizes! It’s up to you and your club to decide which angler represents you in the regional Fish-Offs. It might be your Club Champion, the winner […]

Angling has received a £1.56 million boost this week as Sport England announced its plans to support the Governing Body to deliver angling opportunities for all over the next four years.  Last summer the Angling Development Board (ADB) was invited by Sport England to demonstrate how angling could contribute to government targets of increasing participation […]

Sheffield tackle shop Bag-Up Angling Supplies are on the way up, moving their stock of luggage, boxes and carp gear onto the newly-renovated second floor of their expanding business on Station Road in the city’s Chapeltown. Mick Grayson, Lee Blagden and John Clegg are the partners driving this tackle shop skywards in an attempt to […]

The Severn fished much better than expected in the Shrewsbury Open with three double figure weights including an excellent 22-14-0 winning bag to Starlets rod Rob Brennan. Rob drew the Priory Wall section and from peg 42 went all out for chub on the waggler. Fishing a 4AAA peacock with red maggot on a size […]

Record number of rod licence sales last year as credit crunch bites More than 1.3 million people took to the rivers in 2008 fully armed with a fishing rod and licence in a bid to find credit crunch-friendly entertainment that won’t break the bank. Rod licence sales hit a record high last year and are […]